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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 192 6-1927

STATEMENT of SINKING PONDS ACCRUED to the 31st Makch, 1927, in respect of various Loans. Publio Debt :— Finance Act, 1921-22 (Section 1Y), (State Coal-mines),— £ s. d. Funds held in State Coal-mines Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. .. 55,105 6 10 Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund, — Funds held in the Nauru and Ocean Islands Sinking Fund Account .. .. .. 163 11 0 Samoan Loan Sinking Fund, — Funds held in Deposits Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,755 7 6 Electric Supply Sinking Fund,Funds held in Electric Supply Sinking Fund Acoount. .. .. .. .. .. 38,662 13 0 Westport Harbour Loans, — Funds with Commissioners of Publio Debt Sinking Fund— £ s. d. Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884, and Loan Aots, 1896,1897, and 1900 149,289 5 3 Westport Harbour Board Loan Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 53,407 16 1 Funds held by High Commissioner — Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884 .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 202,797 1 4 State Advances Debt :— State Advances Act, 1913, Section 26, — Funds held by the State Advances Office — Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. .. .. .. 1,697,117 1 10 Advances to Workers Branch .. .. .. .. .. 84,751 8 8 Advances to Local Authorities Branch .. .. .. .. 358,187 13 2 2,140,056 3 8 £2,443,540 3 4 Examined and found correct. R. E. Hayes, Secretary to the Treasury. J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. Audit Office, 30fch July, 1927. A. D. Park, Accountant to the Treasury. The Treasury, Wellington, 29th July, 1927.

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